Freefall collision with aircraft

Location

Jump Information

Category:

Other

Factors:

Freefall Collision

Jump Type:

Camera or Video

Gear

Container:

Main:

Reserve:

AAD:

RSL:

Personal Information

Sex:

Male

Age:

33

Jumps:

1900

Years in Sport:

18

Name:

Sangue Alex Adelmann

Description

Jumper was filming a tandem group that was going drogueless and had a high rate of speed. The pilot of the airplane had made a habit of diving after and steering his plane under the tandems as they were in freefall. In this case since the tandem was drogueless they fell faster than expected and the pilot ended up diving the airplane into this jumper in freefall. The jumper suffered major injuries in the collision and the AAD opened his reserve but the injuries were fatal.